Example sentences of "but [pers pn] had be [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She did n't fully understand the set-up at the Katz Motel , but she had been through the fires , and was surviving . |
| 2 | But she had been in a coma , she was n't mad . |
| 3 | Monsieur was on his way to see his lady-love and she was alone , but she had been in somebody 's arms . |
| 4 | But she had been in his strong arms before , and as agitation at her own weakness assailed her , so , while she still could , she fought to be free . |
| 5 | Treasurer Keating had used high interest rates as his main weapon in the struggle to reduce the country 's current account deficit , but they had been for blamed for contributing to the loss of business confidence . |
| 6 | Not only had it been obvious from the map that they were ninety degrees off course but they had been on tarmac for nine miles after being told that the track in In Salah was dirt from its start . |
| 7 | She had assumed they were going to his friend 's colourful flat but they had been on the motorway for several miles and the road signs said they were travelling north . |
| 8 | Nobody was quite sure how many degrees he had started and not finished , not even Boris , but he had been at the place so long he could remember when they used to spell it Freshmen 's Fair . |
| 9 | But he had been on the Winchester K — not quite the same thing , of course . |
| 10 | According to Mr Carson , the professor had taken his degree at Oxford , but he had been in America for several years now . |
| 11 | He was n't at all old , but he had been in poetry long enough to take these things coolly . |
| 12 | But he had been in such a degree of desperation because of his financial position . |
| 13 | It had taken them two weeks to break the complex code , but it had been worth it . |
| 14 | She had n't really thought he would agree to stay in the car , but it had been worth a try . |
| 15 | She 'd had to work like a Trojan to achieve it , but it had been worth every drop of blood , sweat and tears . |
| 16 | He had achieved his aim of recreating the days of his ancestors , at least in part , but it had been at a great cost . |
| 17 | For a while they had all pretended , but it had been like walking on broken glass . |
| 18 | Clarke had said the same thing and she had tried desperately to comply but it had been like trying to lay hold of darting butterflies . |